The Committee of Ministers has given the green light for two new buildings[13/06/2003]

The Committee of Ministers has just agreed to the construction of two new buildings for the Council of Europe: a new general office building and a new building for the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines. These buildings will be the work of AUKETT Art & Build, of Brussels, the firm which won the architecture competition concluded last December. The buildings will be put up in what is known as the 'European quarter'. The general office building will be opposite the Human Rights Building, on Quai Jacoutot, while the Pharmacopoeia will stand on Avenue Kastner. Work is due to start early next year, so that the buildings' new occupants can move in from April 2006 onwards.